Donlan and Speroff are the highest ranked team returning to U.S. Nationals this season. They claimed the pewter medal at nationals this season and received acclaim for their Sleeping Beauty free skate. She has a balletic quality and a Russian pairs look to her skating that this team uses to their advantage but they have struggled with their side by side jumps. They have kept their free skate from last season but have struggled in their short program at their international events this season. They have not yet met the short program minimum for Worlds so if they are named to the team they will have to meet the minimum at Four Continents.
Castelli and Shnapir have never stood on a national podium and finished 5th the last two seasons. In the off season, they focused on their whole package and have traveled to Canada for their programs. They won a bronze medal at NHK Trophy this season and are entering nationals as the favorites. They have a throw triple axel and a throw quad salchow in their arsenal but will be going for clean programs here. The spotlight will be on them in a way they haven't experienced before but if they stay focused and hit their programs like they have all season, they should be able to not only land on the podium for the first time but claim the top spot.
Scimeca and Knierim are a brand new team that are experiencing quick success this season. They both competed at nationals last season with other partners and finished 10th and 7th respectively. After teaming up this summer, they found chemistry both on and off the ice and were able to win gold at Cup of Nice over reigning European Bronze Medalists Stolbova and Klimov. That win earned them a trip to NHK Trophy as a substitute where they finished 4th.
Zhang and Bartholomay had a great showing at nationals last season and despite skating a day before the top teams in the early groups they had a standout performance that was still being talked about the next day. She was injured at Sectionals so they skated through most of their elements but if she is healthy they have a good shot at challenging for the podium.
Also in the mix are veteran team Vise/Baldwin, new team Kayne/O'Shea and the new pairing of Davis/Ladwig. Reigning Junior Champions Denney and Frazier will also make their senior debut after competing as juniors internationally this fall.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Castelli/Shnapir
Silver: Scimeca/Knierim
Bronze: Donlan/Speroff
Pewter: Zhang/Bartholomay
Bios of the competitors:
Baga/Toth: She represents the Figure Skating Club of Bloomington and he represents the DuPage Figure Skating Club. They won bronze at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals. Nationally, they have the 3rd best short program, 4th best free skate and 4th best total scores.
Castelli/Shnapir: She is 22 and he is 25 and they represent the Skating Club of Boston. They placed 5th at Skate America and won bronze at NHK Trophy. They are the 2009 World Junior bronze medalists. They placed 9th in Novice in 2007, are the 2008 Novice bronze medalists, the 2009 Junior bronze medalists, placed 10th in Seniors in 2010, 5th in 2011 and 5th in 2012. Internationally, they have the 8th best short program, 10th best free skate and 9th best total scores.
Davis/Ladwig: He is 32 and represents the Red River Valley Figure Skating Club. They finished 7th at Skate Canada and 6th at NHK Trophy.
Denney/Frazier: She is 17 and he is 20. She represents the Broadmoor Skating Club and he represents the All Year Figure Skating Club. They placed 4th at JGP USA. They are the 2008 Intermediate Pairs bronze medalists and reigning Junior Champions.
Donlan/Speroff: She is 19 and he is 24 and they represent the Skating Club of Boston. They placed 6th at Skate America. They finished 8th in Juniors in 2010 and 8th as Seniors in 2011. They are the reigning pewter medalists.
Kayne/O'Shea: She represents the Southwest Florida Figure Skating Club and he represents the Skokie Valley Skating Club. They won gold at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals. Nationally, they have the 4th best short program, 2nd best free skate and 2nd best total scores.
Leng/LeDuc: She represents the DuPage Figure Skating Club. He is 22 and represents the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club. They won silver at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals. Nationally, they have the 2nd best short program, 3rd best free skate and 3rd best total scores.
Scimeca/Knierim: She is 21 and represents the DuPage Figure Skating Club. They placed 4th at NHK Trophy. He is 25 and represents the Broadmoor Skating Club. They won gold at Midwestern Sectionals to qualify for nationals. Nationally, they have the best short program, free skate and total scores.
Vise/Baldwin: She is 26 and represents the Broadmoor Skating Club. He is 35 and represents the Los Angeles Figure Skating Club. They finished 6th at Skate Canada and 6th at Rostelecom Cup. They placed 8th in 2011 and 9th in 2011.
Zhang/Bartholomay: She is 19 and represents the Skating Club of New York. He is 23. They finished 8th at nationals last season. They won silver at Eastern Sectionals to qualify for nationals. Nationally, they have the 5th best short program, free skate and total scores.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Ice Challenge Senior Pairs Results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Deduction - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR | USA | 60.44 | 33.80 | 26.64 | 6.50 | 6.58 | 6.83 | 6.58 | 6.83 | 0.00 | #5 | |
| 2 | Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKY | ISR | 42.87 | 24.07 | 18.80 | 4.83 | 4.50 | 4.92 | 4.75 | 4.50 | 0.00 | #1 | |
| 3 | Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF | USA | 41.36 | 20.30 | 22.06 | 5.67 | 5.33 | 5.58 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 1.00 | #2 | |
| 4 | Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER | AUT | 37.23 | 20.03 | 18.20 | 4.67 | 4.33 | 4.67 | 4.58 | 4.50 | 1.00 | #3 | |
| 5 | Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE | BUL | 31.67 | 16.53 | 16.14 | 4.00 | 3.92 | 4.17 | 4.00 | 4.08 | 1.00 | #4 |
Free Skate
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Deduction - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR | USA | 114.42 | 56.62 | 58.80 | 7.25 | 7.17 | 7.50 | 7.33 | 7.50 | 1.00 | #5 | |
| 2 | Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF | USA | 94.07 | 47.07 | 48.00 | 5.83 | 5.67 | 6.08 | 6.25 | 6.17 | 1.00 | #3 | |
| 3 | Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKY | ISR | 91.04 | 48.98 | 43.06 | 5.50 | 5.08 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 5.33 | 1.00 | #4 | |
| 4 | Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER | AUT | 77.09 | 40.30 | 36.79 | 4.58 | 4.33 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 4.58 | 0.00 | #1 | |
| 5 | Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE | BUL | 68.62 | 38.28 | 31.34 | 4.17 | 3.67 | 3.92 | 4.00 | 3.83 | 1.00 | #2 |
Total
| FPl. | Name | Nation | Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marissa CASTELLI / Simon SHNAPIR | USA | 174.86 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF | USA | 135.43 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKY | ISR | 133.91 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Stina MARTINI / Severin KIEFER | AUT | 114.32 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Elizaveta MAKAROVA / Leri KENCHADZE | BUL | 100.29 | 5 | 5 |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Skate America Pairs Preview
Volosozhar and Trankov finished just tenths of a point away from gold behind Savchenko and Szolkowy at two events last season. They have shown they have the ability to be the top pairs team in the World. After two straight World Silver medals they'll look to put up a strong score here and set themselves up for the season. Their 196 points at Nebelhorn put them on the right track and they'll be almost unbeatable here with good lifts and jumps, beautiful lines and great performance quality.
Pang and Tong sat out the majority of last season and were disappointed to find themselves in 4th place at Worlds. They've committed to competing the full season in preparation for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. They still have the goods to compete with the best but they'll need to stay healthy and up their game if they want to challenge Volosozhar and Trankov.
Denney and Coughlin won the silver medal at Nebelhorn Trophy earlier this season but scored nearly 20 points less than Volosozhar and Trankov. They have amazing technical elements and nearly tied the Russians on the technical side but they've admitted their focus for this season is bringing up their 2nd mark. They're unlikely to catch the top two teams here but how close they can get will tell the story for this season.
Donlan and Speroff will have to pull out the performance of their lives to medal here in their Grand Prix debut but their Sleeping Beauty free skate is stunning and will be a highlight of the competition regardless of how they finish.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Volosozhar/Trankov
Silver: Pang/Tong
Bronze: Denney/Coughlin
Bios of the competitors:
Pang/Tong, CHN: They finished 4th at Worlds. They are the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalists; 2006 and 2010 World Champions; 2007 World Silver Medalists; 2004 and 2011 World Bronze Medalists; 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011 Four Continents Champions; and 2003, 2005 and 2007 Four Continents Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 213.31. She is 32 and he is 33.
James/Cipres, FRA: They finished 15th at Worlds and 6th at Europeans. They placed 8th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 151.93. She is 25 and he is 21.
Montalbano/Krasnopolski, ISR: They finished 17th at Worlds and 11th at Europeans. Their personal best is 120.32. She is 23 and he is 24.
Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS: They are the reigning World Silver Medalists and European Champions. They won gold at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final last season where they won silver. They are the 2011 World Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 212.08. She is 26 and he is 29.
Castelli/Shnapir, USA: They placed 7th at NHK Trophy last season. They are the 2009 World Junior Bronze Medalists. Their personal best is 137.47. She is 22 and he is 25.
Denney/Coughlin, USA: They placed 8th at Worlds and are the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalists. They placed 4th at Skate America and 5th at NHK Trophy last season. Their personal best is 185.42. She is 19 and he is 26.
Donlan/Speroff, USA: This is their Grand Prix debut. She is 18 and he is 24.
Pang and Tong sat out the majority of last season and were disappointed to find themselves in 4th place at Worlds. They've committed to competing the full season in preparation for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. They still have the goods to compete with the best but they'll need to stay healthy and up their game if they want to challenge Volosozhar and Trankov.
Denney and Coughlin won the silver medal at Nebelhorn Trophy earlier this season but scored nearly 20 points less than Volosozhar and Trankov. They have amazing technical elements and nearly tied the Russians on the technical side but they've admitted their focus for this season is bringing up their 2nd mark. They're unlikely to catch the top two teams here but how close they can get will tell the story for this season.
Donlan and Speroff will have to pull out the performance of their lives to medal here in their Grand Prix debut but their Sleeping Beauty free skate is stunning and will be a highlight of the competition regardless of how they finish.
My podium predictions:
Gold: Volosozhar/Trankov
Silver: Pang/Tong
Bronze: Denney/Coughlin
Bios of the competitors:
Pang/Tong, CHN: They finished 4th at Worlds. They are the 2010 Olympic Silver Medalists; 2006 and 2010 World Champions; 2007 World Silver Medalists; 2004 and 2011 World Bronze Medalists; 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011 Four Continents Champions; and 2003, 2005 and 2007 Four Continents Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 213.31. She is 32 and he is 33.
James/Cipres, FRA: They finished 15th at Worlds and 6th at Europeans. They placed 8th at Trophee Eric Bompard. Their personal best is 151.93. She is 25 and he is 21.
Montalbano/Krasnopolski, ISR: They finished 17th at Worlds and 11th at Europeans. Their personal best is 120.32. She is 23 and he is 24.
Volosozhar/Trankov, RUS: They are the reigning World Silver Medalists and European Champions. They won gold at Skate Canada and Trophee Eric Bompard to qualify for the Grand Prix Final last season where they won silver. They are the 2011 World Silver Medalists. Their personal best is 212.08. She is 26 and he is 29.
Castelli/Shnapir, USA: They placed 7th at NHK Trophy last season. They are the 2009 World Junior Bronze Medalists. Their personal best is 137.47. She is 22 and he is 25.
Denney/Coughlin, USA: They placed 8th at Worlds and are the reigning Four Continents Silver Medalists. They placed 4th at Skate America and 5th at NHK Trophy last season. Their personal best is 185.42. She is 19 and he is 26.
Donlan/Speroff, USA: This is their Grand Prix debut. She is 18 and he is 24.
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Nebelhorn Trophy Pairs Results
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Deduction - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV | RUS | 65.24 | 34.03 | 31.21 | 7.96 | 7.46 | 7.86 | 7.86 | 7.86 | 0.00 | #3 | |
| 2 | Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN | USA | 57.29 | 31.24 | 26.05 | 6.68 | 6.21 | 6.71 | 6.39 | 6.57 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 3 | Vanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRES | FRA | 55.00 | 29.29 | 25.71 | 6.39 | 6.21 | 6.54 | 6.46 | 6.54 | 0.00 | #4 | |
| 4 | Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV | RUS | 52.43 | 27.37 | 26.06 | 6.71 | 6.32 | 6.57 | 6.54 | 6.43 | 1.00 | #1 | |
| 5 | Daria POPOVA / Bruno MASSOT | FRA | 47.44 | 26.53 | 20.91 | 5.64 | 4.93 | 5.29 | 5.29 | 5.00 | 0.00 | #6 | |
| 6 | Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF | USA | 43.21 | 19.39 | 23.82 | 6.21 | 5.71 | 5.93 | 5.96 | 5.96 | 0.00 | #8 | |
| 7 | Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE | GER | 37.50 | 17.52 | 20.98 | 5.57 | 5.21 | 4.96 | 5.36 | 5.11 | 1.00 | #5 | |
| 8 | Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI | ISR | 34.68 | 18.29 | 18.39 | 4.93 | 4.39 | 4.43 | 4.71 | 4.54 | 2.00 | #2 | |
| 9 | Ronja ROLL / Gustav FORSGREN | SWE | 34.49 | 17.83 | 16.66 | 4.46 | 4.11 | 4.04 | 4.21 | 4.00 | 0.00 | #9 |
| Pl. | Name | Nation | TSS = | TES + | PCS + | SS | TR | PE | CH | IN | Deduction - | StN. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV | RUS | 131.31 | 65.13 | 66.18 | 8.18 | 7.93 | 8.61 | 8.14 | 8.50 | 0.00 | #8 | |
| 2 | Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN | USA | 121.61 | 63.50 | 58.11 | 7.29 | 6.96 | 7.50 | 7.25 | 7.32 | 0.00 | #9 | |
| 3 | Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF | USA | 102.14 | 51.93 | 50.21 | 6.25 | 6.04 | 6.39 | 6.39 | 6.32 | 0.00 | #5 | |
| 4 | Vanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRES | FRA | 96.52 | 48.18 | 48.34 | 6.39 | 6.00 | 6.04 | 6.00 | 5.79 | 0.00 | #7 | |
| 5 | Daria POPOVA / Bruno MASSOT | FRA | 85.24 | 44.93 | 41.31 | 5.54 | 5.07 | 5.14 | 5.21 | 4.86 | 1.00 | #4 | |
| 6 | Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI | ISR | 75.63 | 38.67 | 37.96 | 5.11 | 4.61 | 4.71 | 4.75 | 4.54 | 1.00 | #3 | |
| 7 | Ronja ROLL / Gustav FORSGREN | SWE | 59.99 | 32.17 | 29.82 | 3.93 | 3.64 | 3.68 | 3.89 | 3.50 | 2.00 | #2 |
| FPl. | Name | Nation | Points | SP | FS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR / Maxim TRANKOV | RUS | 196.55 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN | USA | 178.90 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Vanessa JAMES / Morgan CIPRES | FRA | 151.52 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Gretchen DONLAN / Andrew SPEROFF | USA | 145.35 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Daria POPOVA / Bruno MASSOT | FRA | 132.68 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Danielle MONTALBANO / Evgeni KRASNOPOLSKI | ISR | 110.31 | 8 | 6 |
| 7 | Ronja ROLL / Gustav FORSGREN | SWE | 94.48 | 9 | 7 |
| WD | Vera BAZAROVA / Yuri LARIONOV | RUS | |||
| WD | Mari VARTMANN / Aaron VAN CLEAVE | GER |
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Indy Pairs Challenge Schedule and Competitors
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: (Schedule may change due to number of entries)
Friday, August 3:
Senior SP
Junior SP
Saturday, August 4:
Senior FS
Junior FS
Senior
Andrews/AndersonBaga/Toth
Castelli/Shnapir
Davis/Ladwig
Donlan/Speroff
Kayne/O'Shea
Vise/Baldwin
Zhang/Bartholomay
Bautista/Harris, PHI
Lawrence/Swiegers, CAN
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch, CAN
Purdy/Marinaro, CAN
Steele/Schultz, CAN
Junior
Belt/JohnsonDe la Mora/Wilson
Fields/Pacini
Fujimoto/Barsi-Rhyne
Goldberg/Dolkiewicz
Oltmanns/Santillan
Pearce/Silecky
Shaughnessy/Morgan
Zaitsev/Stevens
Jones/Beharry, CAN
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Liberty Summer Competition
The Liberty Summer Competition is the first major club competition of the summer and is one of the competitions that satisfy the U.S. ISP readiness requirements.
Notable participants include:
SENIOR MEN
Max Aaron
Wesley Campbell
Harrison Choate
Timothy Koleto
Keegan Messing
Ross Miner
Brandon Mroz
Emmanuel Savary
SENIOR LADIES
Aimee Buchanan
Ashley Cain
Samantha Cesario
McKinzie Daniels
Haley Dunne
Joelle Forte
Jenelle Herman
Nicole Rajic (former US competitor, now competing for Slovakia)
Yasmin Siraj
Allison Timlen
SENIOR PAIRS
Bautista/Harris (former US competitors, now competing for Philippines)
Donlan/Speroff
Duarte/Grafton
Dube/Wolfe (Canada)
Kayne/O'Shea (new team)
Kemp/King (Great Britain)
Zhang/Bartholomay
JUNIOR MEN
Chase Belmontes
Alexander Bjelde
Jimmy Ma
Marcus Mimidis
Andrew Nagode
James Schetelich
Matej Silecky
JUNIOR LADIES
Kay Bergdolt
Ana Draovitch
Amanda Gelb
Avery Kurtz
Brianna Laxson
Barbie Long
Haley Mulera
Olivia Serafini
Madison Vinci
JUNIOR PAIRS
Belt/Johnson
de la Mora/Wilson
Goldberg/Dolkieiwcz
Pearce/Silecky
Shaughnessy/Morgan
Notable participants include:
SENIOR MEN
Max Aaron
Wesley Campbell
Harrison Choate
Timothy Koleto
Keegan Messing
Ross Miner
Brandon Mroz
Emmanuel Savary
SENIOR LADIES
Aimee Buchanan
Ashley Cain
Samantha Cesario
McKinzie Daniels
Haley Dunne
Joelle Forte
Jenelle Herman
Nicole Rajic (former US competitor, now competing for Slovakia)
Yasmin Siraj
Allison Timlen
SENIOR PAIRS
Bautista/Harris (former US competitors, now competing for Philippines)
Donlan/Speroff
Duarte/Grafton
Dube/Wolfe (Canada)
Kayne/O'Shea (new team)
Kemp/King (Great Britain)
Zhang/Bartholomay
JUNIOR MEN
Chase Belmontes
Alexander Bjelde
Jimmy Ma
Marcus Mimidis
Andrew Nagode
James Schetelich
Matej Silecky
JUNIOR LADIES
Kay Bergdolt
Ana Draovitch
Amanda Gelb
Avery Kurtz
Brianna Laxson
Barbie Long
Haley Mulera
Olivia Serafini
Madison Vinci
JUNIOR PAIRS
Belt/Johnson
de la Mora/Wilson
Goldberg/Dolkieiwcz
Pearce/Silecky
Shaughnessy/Morgan
Wednesday, July 18
Rink
No. 1
9:00 – 10:20 a.m. Novice
Ladies Group A Short Program (13)
10:20 – 10:35 a.m. RESURFACE
10:35 – 11:55 a.m. Novice
Ladies Group B Short Program (13)
11:55 – 12:10 p.m. RESURFACE
12:10 – 1:40 p.m. Novice
Ladies Group C Short Program (13)
1:40 – 1:55 p.m. RESURFACE
1:55 – 3:25 p.m. Novice
Ladies Group D Short Program (13)
3:25 – 3:40 p.m. RESURFACE
3:40 – 5:15 p.m. Novice
Ladies Group E Short Program (13)
5:15 – 5:30 p.m. RESURFACE
5:30 – 6:50 p.m. Junior
Ladies Group A Short Program (12)
6:50 – 7:05 p.m. RESURFACE
7:05 –
8:30 p.m. Junior
Ladies Group B Short Program (13)
8:30 p.m. End
of Day
Rink No. 2
3:25 – 4:45 p.m. Junior
Men Short Program (12)
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. RESURFACE
5:00 – 6:40 p.m. Junior
Ladies Group C Short Program (13)
6:40 – 6:55 p.m. RESURFACE
6:55 – 8:40 p.m. Junior
Ladies Group D Short Program (13)
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Thursday, July 19
Rink
No. 1
7:30 – 10:05 p.m. Junior
Ladies Group B FS (14)
Thursday, July 19
Rink
No. 2
8:00 – 9:25 a.m. Novice
Men Short Program (13)
12:15 – 2:15 p.m. Novice
Ladies Short Program Final (18)
3:50 – 5:30 p.m. Junior
Men Free Skating (13)
5:30 – 5:45 p.m. RESURFACE
5:45 – 7:25 p.m. Junior
Ladies Group A Free Skating (14)
8:15 – 9:00 p.m. Junior
Pairs Short Program (5)
9:00 – 9:15 p.m. RESURFACE
9:15 – 10:00 p.m. Senior
Pairs Short Program (6)
10:00
p.m. End
of Day
Friday, July 20
Rink
No. 1
8:00 – 9:35 a.m. Novice
Ladies Group A FS (14)
9:35 – 9:50 a.m. RESURFACE
9:50 – 11:30 a.m. Novice
Ladies Group B FS (14)
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. RESURFACE
11:45 – 1:20 p.m. Novice
Ladies Group C FS (14)
1:20 – 1:35 p.m. RESURFACE
1:35 – 3:10 p.m. Novice
Ladies Group D FS (14)
3:10 – 3:25 p.m. RESURFACE
3:25 – 5:05 p.m. Novice
Ladies Group E FS (14)
5:05 – 5:20 p.m. RESURFACE
5:20 – 7:00 p.m. Junior
Ladies Group C FS (14)
7:00 – 7:15 p.m. RESURFACE
7:15 – 9:00 p.m. Junior
Ladies Group D FS (15)
9:00 p.m. End
of Day
Friday, July 20
Rink
No. 2
10:05 -11:35 p.m. Novice
Men Free Skating (13)
11:35 – 11:50 p.m. RESURFACE
11:50 – 2:20 p.m. Senior
Ladies Group A Short Program (20)
2:20– 2:35 p.m. RESURFACE
2:35 – 4:55 p.m. Senior
Ladies Group B Short Program (20)
4:55 – 5:10 p.m. RESURFACE
5:10 – 7:00 p.m. Senior
Men Short Program (15)
7:00 – 7:15 p.m. RESURFACE
7:15 – 7:55 p.m. Junior
Pairs Free Skating (5)
8:05 – 8:20 p.m. RESURFACE
8:20 – 9:15 p.m. Senior
Pairs Free Skating (5)
9:15 p.m. End
of Day
Saturday, July 21
Rink
No. 1
3:30 – 5:25 p.m. Novice
Ladies Final Free Skating (20)
5:25 p.m. End
of Day
Saturday, July 21
Rink
No. 2
8:15 – 8:30 a.m. RESURFACE
8:30 – 10:50 a.m. Senior
Ladies Free Skating Group A (19)
10:50 – 11:05 a.m. RESURFACE
11:05 – 1:30 p.m. Senior
Ladies Free Skating Group B (19)
1:30 –1:45 p.m. RESURFACE
1:45 – 3:10 p.m. Senior
Men Free Skating (11)
3:10 – 3:25 p.m. RESURFACE
3:25 – 5:30 p.m. Junior
Ladies Free Skating Final (16)
5:30 p.m. End
of Day
Saturday, January 28, 2012
U.S. Nationals: Senior Pairs Free Skate
Fehr/Biver: 26.31 TES + 31.37 PCS -4.00 = 53.68 Total: 85.05
- They are skating to Spider Man and are currently in 13th place
- Triple salchow + triple toe sequence with great unison
- Good side by side triple loops
- They probably have good unison on their jumps because he taught her her jumps
- Nice platter lift with her in a catchfoot position
- Really nice throw triple salchow
- Hydroblade into the death spiral but a little sideways
- Hand to hand hold needs some work with her air position and very slow and difficult to get up
- Double twist was completely vertical and scratchy on the landing
- Dance transitional lift with her in a handstand on his boot
- Cartwheel up into a lift with him holding her under her armpits with a bobble on the exit
- Can't control the landing on that throw double toe
- Decent unison on their side by side spins but they are really far apart--looks like she may have forgot one of the positions
- Not a lot of speed through the pairs spin and after the music
- They are skating to Spartacus and are currently in 12th place
- Good double twist with nice height and a clean landing
- Good reach back on their side by side jumps and nice landing
- Nice position for her in the hand to hand lift with a one arm exit
- She didn't pull into the rotation tight enough in the throw triple loop and falls
- Double loop + double toe sequence with good timing
- Really nice first position in the pairs spiral but the second is a little awkward--she doesn't seem to know where to put her head
- Overhead lift into the one hand position in an attitude for her and a flip exit
- Fall on the throw triple lutz but a lot of height
- Good position in the pairs spin with a good change of direction
- Her catchfoot positions are lovely in the air but she could use more stretch thorugh the first positions
- Good speed and unison through the side by side spins
- Not a lot of rotations in the death spiral
- They are skating to Carmen and are currently in 11th place
- Nice easy double twist with a clean catch
- She falls on the side by side triple salchows--you could see the hesitation in the takeoff
- Wow he gives her no throw on the throw double and she two foots it
- Nice air position for her and a good catchfoot position with a one hand exit
- Nice camel positions and good speed and unison through their side by side spins; lose it after the flying variation but get back together by the end
- Nice one armed lift but it looked a little hard coming down in the one armed exit--I don't think they'll get credit for the one armed exit as a feature for level as they used it twice
- She two foots the throw triple
- Nice spiral into the lift but he struggles to get her in the air and it looks like they were early on the set down
- Good pairs spiral but not in a hold
- Nice entry to the death spiral but he loses his edge and travels on the pivot
- She singles the first jump in their three jump combo and it's messy from there with no unison
- Good positions on their pairs spin but not a lot of speed
- They are skating to Legends of the Fall and are currently in 10th place
- Huge triple twist--way to big for them to control and a really hard and crashy landing
- Right into a big throw triple with a step out
- She doubles the side by side triple toes
- Great air position for her in the lifts with a one arm exit
- I'd like to see her skating leg more stretched out in the death spiral and her position is completely collapsed by the end
- She falls on the side by side triple salchows
- Good rotation and nice exit on the second lift
- Throw triple salchow right on the music
- Slow rotation in their side by side spins and loss of unison
- I can't tell if they were struggling to get up into the lift or if she was in an awkward position being held by one hand on her stomach
- I feel like this team lost all the magic they had last season when they made a big splash in their nationals debut
- They are skating to Concierto de Aranjuez and are currently in 9th place
- Good triple twist
- It's interesting that they keep mentioning Felicia's singles career and her novice medal and not that she is a Junior Pairs Champion
- Off on the timing of the side by side triple toes
- Really nice double axel + double axel sequence with great timing
- Nice extension through the star lift and into a platter but the hold is making her position awkward
- Good distance between them, speed, nice positions and good unison through the side by side spins
- Huge throw triple salchow and nicely landed
- Good pairs spiral
- Hand down on the second throw triple
- Nice carry feature in the lift right on the music
- I'd like to see her death spiral lower with her free leg squeezed in
- Good final lift with one arm carry and set down
- Nice speed through the pairs spin with a nice change of direction
- They are skating to Unstoppable and are in 8th place
- Landed over his shoulder on the twist
- He falls and she puts a hand down on their side by side single toes--they did go down in unison and on the same angle though
- Nice throw triple flip
- Nice lasso entry to their lift but not many rotations
- Nice arch in the death spiral but I'd like to see her lower to the ice
- She completely loses her pick in the side by side jumps and almost does a aerial cartwheel instead of a jump--really scary to watch but she seems ok
- Not a fast enough rotation and too tentative in the throw salchow and she falls
- Nice hip hold lift with a good split position for her and a flip exit
- They are skating to Dr. Zhivago and are currently in 7th place
- Great air position in this first lift with nice stretch through her bottom leg and then nice stretch through the carry feature as well
- Really nice triple salchows--he ekes his out
- Double axel + double toe + double toe side by side combo is nicely done
- Good double twist with a clean catch
- Good speed in the side by side spins but a lot of distance between them
- Decent pairs spiral but I'd like to see her hip not hiked up so much in the heel stretch
- Nice landing on the throw triple flip
- Good throw triple salchow
- Nice spiral right up into the hand to hand lift
- And right back up into another lift with a nice change of position and a flip exit--they'll want to work on one handed holds and exits as features to really improve their levels in the future
- Decent death spiral
- Good position in the pairs spin with nice arms from her and a beautiful arabesque line and nice speed throughout
- I have adored this program since they competed it in summer events. They really use their ballet look to it's full advantage
- They are skating to Sleeping Beauty and are currently in 5th place
- Love the opening finger turn into an assisted penche
- Nice fast triple twist--I like that she has a pause for a moment after the toss before she starts rotating
- I believe she doubled their side by side jumps
- Press up into the hip lift with her legs in a 180 degree split and into a nice one arm hold in the hand to hand lift
- Her arabesque line is to die for and so effortless
- She singles the first axel in their side by side combo jumps but they do the triple toes
- A little off on their timing in the side by side spins
- Lasso entry to the lift with one arm hold and a Russian like air position for her and a nice one armed exit
- Huge throw triple loop with tons of ice coverage
- Wonderful death spiral position but not a lot of rotations or a change of hold so they won't get the higher levels
- Really nice positions in the pairs spin
- Another huge throw triple salchow with a wonderful landing
- Nice air position in that catchfoot in the lift with a nice flip exit
- Gorgeous pairs spiral sequence
- Nice split lift into a fish to end the program
- They are currently in 6th place and are skating to Swan Lake
- Good side by side double axels and into the double toes for the sequence
- Such height on that triple twist and I love that she hit the top of the throw before she started rotating
- Difficult entry into that throw triple salchow--hand down
- Good position changes but not as big of split position
- Good unison through the side by side spins but a lot of distance between them
- Interesting and unique pairs spiral
- Nice hop up into a fish position and into the throw triple toe with a hand down and not a lot of ice coverage
- Good positions in the pairs spin and lovely expression from her
- Nice getting up into the lift right on the crescendo of the music and changing holds with a nice exit
- Lasso lift with a good position into the catchfoot
- She seems awfully high on the death spiral and the change hold looked a little labored
- They are currently in 4th place
- She lost an edge on a transition move but kept going
- Nice triple twist but not the cleanest landing
- He falls on the side by side triple toe
- Nice position in the lift with a somersault exit
- Huge height on that throw triple axel and she steps out of it but so close!
- Some of these spin positions need more stretch and they seem a little slow throughout
- Nice pairs spiral with a really nice stretched out position from her
- Nice hip lift variation with her legs above her head
- He falls on the side by side double axel
- She has her shoulders really huched up in some of these positions in the pairs spin and not a lot of speed
- Gorgeous arabesque spiral into a really nice throw triple salchow landed easily and right on the music
- She is completely sideways in that death spiral and no where near the ice
- Really nice split position in the lift with a good carry feature and a one armed rotation
- They are currently in 3rd place
- As a former competitive dancer, I like the rhinestones in her hair, but her eye makeup is a little much for HD tv
- Nice easy triple twist
- Easy throw triple loop
- Side by side triple toes were not perfectly in sync but they did them
- Off on the side by side double axel sequence but did them
- Good unison on the side by side spins
- Lasso lift but not enough split in those positions in the air
- Nice throw triple flip
- Good arch but really high on the death spiral and not a lot of rotations or changes of hold
- She needs a lot more stretch and a bigger split position through the Level 5 lift
- Decent pairs spiral
- The final lift positions are so awkward but a nice death drop exit and ice coverage
- Nice triple twist
- She two foots the side by side triple salchows but hangs on
- She turns out and puts a knee down on the throw triple lutz
- She falls on the side by side combo
- Nice twist around his head into a dance lift
- Change of hold in the death spiral
- Getting into better unison on their side by side spins but they are far apart and the TV crew can't keep them both in the picture
- Nice spiral into the throw triple loop with a nice landing
- Nice reverse entry to that one hand lift with him holding her on her leg and a nice carry feature on one leg with a toss down to the flip exit
- Nice moment for them in the pairs spiral
- Great press up to the lift with a toss at the top and nice positions and a somersault exit
- Decent positions and speed in this pairs spin but you can really feel that the magic is gone from the program
- Nice final lift with a good catchfoot position and a flip exit
- They are currently in 1st place
- He falls on the side by side triple toes and they won't get credit for the combo
- Nice triple twist a little catch around his neck on the landing but solid
- He turns out of the side by side double axels but doesn't put the foot down
- Nice unison on the side by side pins but a little far apart
- Nice death spiral position with a change of hold
- Huge throw triple lutz and she nails it
- Good position for her in the lift through the catch foot and nice one arm exit
- Good pairs spiral with nice matching positions and I love how long she holds the position
- Nice change to the split position in the hold and then reversing her position into an even nicer stretch and him on one foot through the carry feature
- Nice position in the final lift with good one arm position changes
- Hangs on to the throw triple salchow
- Nice stretch through the positions in the pairs spin
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